Softball Doubleheader Adds to Labor Day Tournament Hype
Softball fans watched Rittman teams suffer two losses at Sig ler High field Tuesday night. Hart Jewelers beat Boxboard 16 to 3 with five errors by Boxboard. Wench and Kunkler partnered for Hart Jewelers. In the second game Jewelers defeated Tom's Cigars 8 to 3, Bell and Barnett steering the Tom's battery.
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Rittman
Sigler Hghterfield
Hart Jewelers
Krites
Wench
Kunkler
Jewellers
Tom
Barnett
MecAnallen
Sears
Tonient
Annadale Confectionery
Ohio Salt and O'Neill
Tom’s Cigars
Roy Baker
Softball Association
Baker
Oneill
Akron
Fetter’s Barbers
Massillon
Council Signs For Power To 1944
Four members of Rittman council vote aye to bind the village to a power rate with Reserve Power & Light Co for eight years. Joseph Brown dissents as rates and readings are debated. The contract runs eight years aligning with water works and sewage plants, with estimated savings about 1800 dollars monthly and retroactive to prior bills.
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Rittman Council
Reserve Power & Light Co
Joseph Brown
Charles Boling
Clarence Bruny
C E. Wilson
Glenn Ziegler
C. E. Wilson
Council
J. B. Gatehouse
Rittman Auto Dealers Sell 18 New Cars In July
Rittman automobile dealers sold 18 new cars in July contributing to a county total of 217 this month. They sold Chevrolet Ford Plymouth Dodge and Pontiac passenger cars ranging from one to seven sales each, compared with 196 last year.
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Rittman Automobile
Rittman
Big Flower Show Planned By Milton Garden Club
Milton Garden club announces a flower show to be held at Sterl Me High School gymnasium on Thursday August 27. A general committee is named with Mrs Merle Hosmer as chairman and assisted by Mrs Alex Hedinger Mrs Esther Lance Mrs Fred Reumer and club officers. The committee meets Monday evening at the president Miss Carrie Beichler’s home to set plans and appoint subcommittees.
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Milton Garden Club
Sterl Me High School
Merle Hosmer
Alex Hedinger
Esther Lance
Fred Reumer
Charles Younger
R. Molne
Carrie Beichler
Miss Carrie Beichler
Breece Recalls Buckeye Boys State Experience
Rittman High School graduate Howard Breece addressed the Rotary club detailing his Buckeye Boys State experiences at the Ohio State Fair grounds in Columbus. He and five peers from Wayne County joined 443 Ohio youths as they were elected county sheriff and learned government basics. Dr Lorne W Yale of Apple Creek spoke on work with 550 mentally feeble patients and invited Rittman residents to visit Tuesday or Thursday afternoons.
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Howard Breece
Rittman High School
Rotary Club
Buckeye
Ohio Department of the American Legion
Service Club
Legion
Breece
Ohio State Fair Grounds
Columbus
American Legion
Wayne County
Ohio
Lorne W Yale
Institution For
Apple Creek
Rittman
Doylestown Pitching Sensation Shines At Cleveland Game
Denny Gatehouse of Doylestown dazzled 8,500 fans as Cleveland beat Detroit 6 to 5 on a late-inning rally. Gatehouse earned his seventh win with five walks and 12 hits allowed, while 250 Rittman boys and hundreds from Wooster and Sterling cheered his effort.
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Rittman Boys
Doylestown
League Park
Cleveland
Denny Gatehouse
Indians
Tigers
Detroit
Sesson
Wayne County
Joe Vosmik
Joe Berger
Denny
Walker
Steve O'Neill
Lefty Lee
Burns
Gehring
Gostin
Tom
J. B. Galehouse
Rittman
Sam Galehouse
Easton
Marshallville
Doylestown High School
Ohio Boxboard Co
Elsass Bros Prepare Santa Season With Toy Purchases
Edward Elsass, co proprietor of the Ben Franklin 5c to $1 store in the Square, returned from Chicago with a large line of Christmas toys for the local shop. He said a fine selection would allow early ordering and stocking. The store also features a complete line of school supplies and reworked display space.
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Edward Elsass
Rittman
Chicago
Ohio State Football Schedule Preparations For Fall
Ohio State University tunes up for the fall season with a slate of games listed across October and November. The schedule includes contests vs New York University, Pittsburgh, Northwestern, Indiana, Notre Dame and Michigan, with dates and venues shown for each clash.
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Ohio State
Columbus
Ohio
Michigan
Hehére
Rittman Band Player Set for WTAM Broadcast Sunday
Jamin Easton Jr son of Mr and Mrs Jamin Easton of W First St will play the clarinet with a 90 member Ohio Band Camp at Cedar Point under Peter F McCormick. The program airs Sunday afternoon between 12 45 and 1 30 from the shell near the entrance on WTAM Cleveland Great Lakes Exposition broadcast.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Jamin Easton, Jr
Jamin Easton
W First Ft
WTAM
Cedar Point
Peter F. McCormick
West Tech
Sterling F. C. Gets More Credit
Owen Loach the Sterling fire chief told The Press about a recent fire at the Younker home. He praised volunteer crews from Sterling which arrived quickly and fought flames with chemicals, with water not used. He credited equipment bought by Sterling volunteers for saving several homes and noted volunteers endured injuries and long shifts.
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Owen Loach
Sterling
Younker
Sterling Fire Department
Rittman Department
Mit
A. Slemmons
Rittman
Stirling
Leas
New Flag Replaces Tattered Old Banner At Post Office
Postmaster Robert J. Hickin reports the old flag at the post office lobby is replaced by a new bunting flag. The update brightens the area beside a sign promoting United States Savings Bonds. Amid a drought, wholesale and retail markets show general normal activity for the season.
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Rittman
Robert J. Hickin
Oaces
United States ‘Savings
Galloway Returns to Wayne County Jail After Escape
Winston Galloway, one of two men who escaped from Rittman Jail, was lodged in Wayne County Jail Wooster this evening. He was brought back from Johnson City Tennessee by deputies Hol Mills and George Fish. Brooks Bartrum, who escaped with him, remains at large. Galloway is to be held alongside Hoot Wellman of Rittman on theft charges and possible burglary ties. Authorities say warrants and descriptions were sent from Rittman to Johnson City authorities for his arrest.
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Arid
New- York Yankees
Winston Galloway
Rittman Jaiil
Chippewa Grill
Wayne County
Wooster
Johnson City
Tenn
Hol Mills
George Fish
Brooks Bartrum
Galloway
Hoot Wellman
Rittman
George Morgan
Juniors Schedule Scripted Crowded Legion Season
The American Legion junior baseball outfit under manager Dick Clay outlines a packed schedule with Clinton slated to visit Friday as the featured game.
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American Legion
Dick Clay
Clinton
Barberton Monarchs Open Season Against Colored Team
Barberton hosts Rittman in a Sunday game pitting Zurcher and Brecca as the Monroe county battery against McGee of the Monatebs. The matchup marks the locals first encounter with a colored team this season.
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Zurcher
Brecca
Rittman“ Battery
McGee
Monatebs
Dayton Leads Ohio Cities in Stores Sales Increase
Dayton posted the largest rise among Ohio cities in June sales for 707 independent stores, with a 47 percent gain over the previous year. The Bureau of Business Research at Ohio State University reported a broad 31.44 percent increase across large independent stores excluding department stores, noting Cincinnati’s growth lagged behind Dayton.
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Dayton
Ohio Cities
Ohio
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Business Research
Ohio State University
Cincinnati
Unclear OCR fragment on market and weather influences
Fragmentary report mentions drought effects on prices and goods with references to Pittsburgh steel industry and agricultural context. Personal notes describe weekend visits by McGed and Sehler, lacking clear events or details.
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Drouth News
Pittsburgh, ‘Steel Industry
Rittman Band to Play Sunday in Central Park
Band director Woodrow Harpator announces a Sunday afternoon concert by the Rittman Band in Central Park at 2 30. The group has practiced through the summer and performed several Saturday night park concerts. Visitors will receive an added treat during the performance.
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Rittman
Central Park
Woodrow Harpator
Owens Sends Memento From Columbus Meet
Jessa Owens, Ohio state track star, sent a souvenir photo from a Berlin Olympiad event. He dominated the international contests, claiming three championships and finishing strong last week.
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Columbus
Jessa Owens
Ohio
Astin
Berl
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